Press releases in 2014

President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia should not sign a new Criminal Code amendment that would increase the punishment for “aggravated homosexuality” to life in prison, Amnesty International

Cuckooed – Mark Thomas’ compelling show about friendships betrayed, corporate spying, and the erosion of our right to privacy wins the 2014 Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award.

‘How could I carry a gun rather than my viola?’ - Omar Sa’ad

In a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk in Kiev today, Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty urged the Ukrainian government to stop abuses and war crimes by volu

The TES is official partner of Amnesty Youth Awards SOAS is the first university to sponsor Awards

Amnesty International has called on Fiona Woolf, the newly announced chair of the government's child sexual abuse inquiry, to investigate abuse and its alleged cover-up at Belfast’s Kinco

‘They may have been detained in relation to their human rights work’ - Said Boumedouha

Salil Shetty , Secretary General of Amnesty International, will visit Ukraine and Russia between 7-10 September and will be available for interview.